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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms

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Key takeaways

  • U.S.
  • Exposed: IBIT, EWC, COIN, MSTR, MARA
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms

U.S. Treasury sanctions eight Canadian crypto firms for Iran-linked transactions. This raises compliance concerns for the crypto market.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust-8.0% 30d

    iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.

  • EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF+0.9% 30d

    iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canadian”).

  • COIN Coinbase Global-29.8% 30d

    Coinbase Global (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.

  • MSTR Strategy-16.4% 30d

    Strategy (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.

  • MARA MARA Holdings-7.6% 5d

    MARA Holdings (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.

  • ABTC American Bitcoin-48.2% 30d

    American Bitcoin (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IBIT+1.12%+5.69%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWC+1.43%+3.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COIN+2.28%+12.47%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MSTR+1.36%+10.45%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MARA+1.34%+8.43%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ABTC+15.17%+17.23%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms Coinfomania

Source: Coinfomania

Price since this story was published: iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ABTCthree days earlier+17.23%final price
ABTCfive days earlier+15.17%final price
Coinbase Global (COIN)three days earlier+12.47%final price
Coinbase Global (COIN)five days earlier+2.28%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)three days earlier+3.07%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)five days earlier+1.43%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)three days earlier+5.69%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)five days earlier+1.12%final price
MARA Holdings (MARA)three days earlier+8.43%final price
MARA Holdings (MARA)five days earlier+1.34%final price
Strategy (MSTR)three days earlier+10.45%final price
Strategy (MSTR)five days earlier+1.36%final price

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Who gains and who loses around iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

Companies carried with this story

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

    iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms.” Reason on file: iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

  • EWC Ishares Msci Canada Etf

    For “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms,” Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canadian”)

  • COIN Coinbase Global

    In “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms,” Coinbase Global (COIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Coinbase Global (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

  • MSTR Strategy

    For “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms,” Strategy (MSTR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Strategy (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    In “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms,” MARA Holdings (MARA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: MARA Holdings (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    In “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms,” Riot Platforms (RIOT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Riot Platforms (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

How “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms” reaches iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

On 8 Nov 2026, “U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms” is the story that connects iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) to this story.

The link for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is this: iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “crypto” (crypto) in this story

Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canadian”)

Dates and price levels for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

COIN traded between 131.62 and 185.47 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 134.69. EWC traded between 57.81 and 61.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 60.20. IBIT traded between 43.03 and 48.07 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.03.

What the saved facts support for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

46 out of 100

“U.S. Treasury Sanctions Eight Canadian Crypto Firms” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.